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VIDEO: Even security guard wept during Messi's Argentina farewell
Monumental employee had to keep watch on the stands during the Argentine captain's farewell
South Africa Brief Newsroom 22 de outubro de 2026
Some jobs require emotions to be set aside. Such was the case for a security guard at the Estadio Monumental in Buenos Aires during Lionel Messi's farewell to the Argentina national team.
Tasked with monitoring the stands, the employee could not even turn towards the pitch to watch the historic moment.
Even so, the tears gave him away: the security guard was overcome with emotion as Messi was honoured, in a video that quickly spread across social media.